Global Category Manager / Global Category Manageress

Join Bavarian Nordic as a Global Category Manager for IT & Digital

At Bavarian Nordic, we are dedicated to saving and improving lives by harnessing the power of the immune system. Our commercial product portfolio includes market-leading vaccines against smallpox, mpox, rabies, tick-borne encephalitis, typhoid fever, and cholera. We excel in R&D innovation, manufacturing, and commercialization, striving to enhance global health and quality of life.

About the Role

As the Global Category Manager for IT & Digital, you will collaborate with our IT organization and key global stakeholders to define and execute the end-to-end category strategy for software, hardware, telecommunications services, and digital solution projects across the organization. Your role will ensure the timely, cost-effective, secure, and compliant delivery of IT solutions and services, while driving value through strategic supplier relationships and effective contracting.

This hybrid position, based either in Kvistgaard, Denmark, or Bern, Switzerland, involves travel to other Bavarian Nordic locations as needed (15-20%) and reports to the Head of Global Procurement.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain category strategies and plans for IT, identifying opportunities for value through cost optimization, risk reduction, service performance improvement, innovation, and digital enablement.
• Lead end-to-end category management activities, ensuring robust governance, execution, and performance across global IT sourcing initiatives and supplier portfolio.
• Analyze procurement data and technology market intelligence to identify value opportunities and improve service quality and operational performance.
• Design and execute sourcing and contracting strategies for IT solutions and services, including complex negotiations with global technology vendors and service providers.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships, ensuring high performance in service delivery, security, compliance, and issue resolution across the IT ecosystem.
• Lead commercial and contractual governance for key IT agreements, ensuring value protection, compliance, and alignment with business and technology roadmaps.
• Support procurement transformation and continuous improvement initiatives within IT to enhance category performance and digital sourcing capabilities.
• Maintain deep expertise in global IT markets, including software, infrastructure, telecommunications, outsourcing models, and emerging technology trends.

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Business, or a related field; MBA preferred.
• Professional procurement certification (e.g., CIPS) preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in procurement or strategic sourcing roles with IT and digital services category or project responsibility.

Why Join Us?

This role offers the opportunity to directly influence and facilitate strategic, company-wide transformation and digital solution projects that support business growth and enhance operational capabilities. Your experience will be pivotal in driving value creation, risk management, and excellence across global IT expenditures, including software, hardware, telecommunications services, and digital initiatives. You will also have the opportunity to influence global procurement practices and strengthen category management standards within Bavarian Nordic.

Ready to Make a Difference?

Apply online using the form below. Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.

Bavarian Nordic is a global vaccine company dedicated to improving health and saving lives through innovative vaccines. We are a preferred supplier of mpox and smallpox vaccines to governments, enhancing public health preparedness, and we maintain a leading portfolio of travel vaccines. Our headquarters are in Denmark, with manufacturing, research, and sales offices across Europe and North America.

Bavarian Nordic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

For more information, visit www.bavarian-nordic.com.